Poland derives its name from the word 'pole' or field, because of the country's flat terrain. Located in central Europe, it covers an area of 312,700 square kilometers, and shares boundaries with Germany to the west, the Czech and Slovak Republics to the south and Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the east. It is the 9th largest country in Europe and the largest economy in Central Europe with its population of 38.4 million.
• Ease of doing business ranking: 721 • Economic freedom ranking: 822
Poland was Singapore’s 62nd largest trading partner in 2009 with total trade amounting to S$613 million3.
Singapore-Poland bilateral trade (S$ Thousands):
2008
2009
Imports
288,241
204,914
Exports
445,604
408,601
Total Trade
733,845
613,515
Source: IE Singapore's StatLink
1 World Bank Doing Business 2010 report 2 2009 Index of Economic Freedom 3 IE Singapore's StatLink
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Poland derives its name from the word 'pole' or field, because of the country's flat terrain. Located in central Europe, it covers an area of 312,700 square kilometers, and shares boundaries with Germany to the west, the Czech and Slovak Republics to the south and Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the east. It is the 9th largest country in Europe and the largest economy in Central Europe with its population of 38.4 million. 
